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Tsutrina,
You are correct in what you stated. I guess what I tried to explain was 2 spur gears .50 wide have an instant contact of .50 whereas 2, 45 degree helical gears .50 wide will have an instant contact of much less. Yes as the 2 helical gears rotate each pair of teeth will mesh throughout the whole helical lead but the contact patch is much less.
gbritnell
You are correct in what you stated. I guess what I tried to explain was 2 spur gears .50 wide have an instant contact of .50 whereas 2, 45 degree helical gears .50 wide will have an instant contact of much less. Yes as the 2 helical gears rotate each pair of teeth will mesh throughout the whole helical lead but the contact patch is much less.
gbritnell